You can see I made sure I took a photo of the box, which might seem to some as not necessary. Here's my routine for any injection I receive:
1. I always start a friendly conversation with the nurse/pharmacist giving the shot, before double checking what I'm about the receive is correct. Sure, a flu shot seems safe enough, but in this case, I wanted to make sure I was getting the 65+, high-dose shot.
2. I record this info in my daily journal which also serves as my health log. In this log I'll also record any side reactions I might encounter, even though I've never had a bad reaction in the past. I would be precarious trying to tell someone after a bad reaction that I had some kind of flu shot, a short time ago, with some symptoms I'm trying to remember.
I'll be doing another blog post about the use of a daily journal, or bullet journal, which is essential if you're managing a chronic condition, and have any regular interaction with the health care system.
Don't be a "bad historian," which I've written in a patient's chart from time to time. Resolving a medical problem means answering a bunch of questions, so it's better to be prepared.
(more to follow...)
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